Nicolas Poussin1594 - 1665

-French painter

-Baroque, Classical Style

-Spent working life in Rome

Landscape with a Calm by Poussin, 1651

Impressionism1800’sFrance

No black paint: Mix dark colors &

complementary colors

Painting light, warm & cool colorsUnmixed Primary Colors

As if catching a glimpse in time: Quick, fresh, immediate

Claude Monet

-French painter

-Impressionism: 1870’s

-Painters of light: Avoid black paint

“Impression Sunrise”Monet, Oil, 1874

Critics: “Painters of mere impressions” rather than a finished piece: Gave the Impressionists their name

Oat and Poppy FieldMonet, Oil, 1890

Claude Monet

“Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies”

Oil Paint

1899

Renoir

“Dance at Bougival”

Oil, 1883

Other Impressionists

Edgar DegasMary Cassatt

Edouard ManetPaul Cezanne

Three Rules of Composition:1. Rule of Thirds2. Avoiding Tangents3. Dynamic Angles

Spatial Depth:4. Foreground, Middle Ground, Background5. Linear Perspective6. Atmospheric Perspective: Values, Contrast,

Saturation, Color, Texture

Cause of Atmospheric Perspective: Why does it happen?

Impressionism: 7. What is the purpose of this art style?8. Why don’t these artists use black?

Artists: Poussin, Monet, Renoir

Landscape Quiz

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Landscape with a Calm by Poussin, 1651

“Impression Sunrise”Monet, Oil, 1874

Critics: “Painters of mere impressions” rather than a finished piece: Gave the Impressionists their name

Oat and Poppy FieldMonet, Oil, 1890

Claude Monet

“Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies”

Oil Paint

1899

Renoir

“Dance at Bougival”

Oil, 1883